Strad wrote:
Heh, Heh, Heh... I only lost one lens and removing the pellets from the camera's sensor wasn't all that difficult! I did have to use the cable release, though. Where there's a will, there's a way. I think I'll let speculation accumulate for awhile before I reveal my deep, dark secrets. I promise I will, though. I appreciate the curiosity.
All the best,
Endre
So you were avoiding the obvious question!
Fair enough. I'm going to hold you to your promise.
I love this image. Very impressive. You and Robert have really raised the bar on this assignment.
Strad! Awesome one again. When I saw the "minor tweak" I thought to myself, well, I guess we will see the bullet coming out of the barrel a bit at a time--a la egg over the brick Great one. I am also looking forward to seeing your setup.
Jane
ironabike wrote:
Strad! Awesome one again. When I saw the "minor tweak" I thought to myself, well, I guess we will see the bullet coming out of the barrel a bit at a time--a la egg over the brick Great one. I am also looking forward to seeing your setup.
Jane
Thanks so much, Jane. As always, your kind comments are really appreciated! I wish I could have gotten the pellets to come flying out at the camera. (After all, this is s a shotgun so buckshot would be the likely thing to see coming out of the barrels - not bullets. Woah!!! ) That would have been way too cool but would require a lot of PS work. (Maybe i'll try to construct something like that and post it up if I have time.) As to the setup of the smoke, I suspect it will be turn out to be quite a disappointment since it was very simple and straightforward. Thanks again.
All the best,
Endre
OK, Jane. Since you asked for it, here it is thanks to a bit of Photoshop magic: what it might look like to freeze the buckshot speeding out the barrel. Of course, the camera (not to mention the photographer) would be destroyed trying to really capture such a photo :worried: Anyway, enjoy!
All the best,
Endre
This is the New and Improved version. Once I got the hang of making the little balls it was easy!
Edited by Strad on Mar 07, 2006 at 12:53 PM GMT (Reason: Change of Photo)
I like the fact that it's not centered in the frame.. but the smoke offsets the negative space.
Great composition.
Thanks so much Dayvid! Your comments are very much appreciated! I'm always very aware of composition (especially when i crop) yet I almost never think about it - if that makes any sense.
All the best,
Endre
Fair enough. I'm going to hold you to your promise.
I love this image. Very impressive. You and Robert have really raised the bar on this assignment.
OK, Jane. Here it is: Nothing very impressive, I'm afraid. I know that actual gunpowder smoke is quite thick so I needed something resembling that coming out of the barrel. I decided to use incense but quickly discovered that if i put a burning incense stick up the barrel it went out the moment I shut it at the hammer end. I finally decided that I needed to keep the barrels open at the bottom so air could get it to keep the fire alive - at least long enough to fill the barrels with smoke that would then drift out. The only problem after filling the barrels with smoke was to make sure that I had the shotgun angled up enough to make the smoke drift out and up. it was actually a pretty tricky setup with the lights having to be just right and not much time available for the smoke to rise before it dissipated and had to be refilled. Well, there you have it. Pretty low tech but necessity is the mother of invention.
All the best,
Endre
Well I'm not a big fan of fire weapons but I must say that this shot is technically awesome Endre.
Love the subtlety of that smoke in its shapes and colors.
As always you know how to setup your ideas ! Congrats !
OK, Jane. Here it is: Nothing very impressive, I'm afraid. I know that actual gunpowder smoke is quite thick so I needed something resembling that coming out of the barrel. I decided to use incense but quickly discovered that if i put a burning incense stick up the barrel it went out the moment I shut it at the hammer end. I finally decided that I needed to keep the barrels open at the bottom so air could get it to keep the fire alive - at least long enough to fill the barrels with smoke that would then drift out. The only problem after filling the barrels with smoke was to make sure that I had the shotgun angled up enough to make the smoke drift out and up. it was actually a pretty tricky setup with the lights having to be just right and not much time available for the smoke to rise before it dissipated and had to be refilled. Well, there you have it. Pretty low tech but necessity is the mother of invention.
All the best,
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Thanks Endre.
I knew you were creative, but I am even more impressed now. Thanks for sharing your secret.
markoner wrote:
Well I'm not a big fan of fire weapons but I must say that this shot is technically awesome Endre.
Love the subtlety of that smoke in its shapes and colors.
As always you know how to setup your ideas ! Congrats !
Thanks so much, Julien! I appreciate your kind comments. Coming from one who prefers ropes to guns, I'm particularly pleased that you like it. By the way, I got the idea for incense smoke from a shot you did awhile ago.
Thanks again,
Best,
Endre
I knew you were creative, but I am even more impressed now. Thanks for sharing your secret.
Hi, Jane.
Well, I didn't think it was all that big a deal, but I'm certainly delighted that I was able to illuminate you and that you found it interesting. We all use what we can to get a good shot.
All the best,
Endre
Man, what a photo. Love your idea and you have captured the smoke perfectly coming out. This is crucial I think IMHO, to the photo, which you have captured with the spot on lighting.
Hey, what kind of astronomy gear do you have? I've got a 10 1/2 inch Dobson mount reflector but I'd really like to get a 25' "Obsession" scope. Awesome instrument! Can't afford it, though.
Best,
Endre
I have a 12.5" f/6 homebuilt Dob; Meade LXD-75/8" SCT; 8" Celestron Starhopper; 80mm achro refractor.
A 25" would be nice!!
I think next for me will be a high-end apo refractor -- realistically 80mm; but wishfully 4"...
I did have to use the cable release, though. Where there's a will, there's a way. I think I'll let speculation accumulate for awhile before I reveal my deep, dark secrets. 
I promise I will, though. I appreciate the curiosity.
